The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-03

Justice and humanity. We desire Mr..
DaVltt to interpret this ssnti.e.ent to that
most illustrious, statesman OF England
our greeting Rad our blessing. We pray
God th"t Mr.: Gladstone's life may be
Spared till his career shall have been
crowned with the noblcst achievement Of
British statcsma nship.
The engagement Ia Announced OF Miss
Maud Howe, daughter vi Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, to Mr.. John Eliot, an English artist,
whom Miss Howe first met in Rome.
The pastor Of 4 Lutheran church ut Osh.
kosh. suspended several Knights of Labor
because they refuse to withdraw from he
order.
Mr.. Gitillan and Senator Mcmillan have
secured IN amendment by the senate COM
mittce on appropriations to the sundry
civil hill nppropriating $167, 900 for the
Minneapolis public building instead OF
$4,000 as provided by the bill as it came
from the house. This is the full amount
hot heretofore appropriated OF the $780,
900, the full limit OF the cost OF the build
ing, and will insure the full completion OF
the building within the fiscal year ending
June, 1888.
Tho Gov. Of Indiana issued proclama.
ton quarantining against cattle from the
entire state OF Illinois.
Gen. Fitzhush Lee, governor Of Virginia,
and party, were greatly lionized in St.
Paul.
Janitor Titus. ri the Collegiate institute
at Belvidere, y. j.. has been sentenced to
be hanged April l / for the murder of u
servant girl in the institute.
The Democratic caucus OF Tennessee
nominated Bate, who has Just retired from
the gubernatorial chair. This insures his
election.
Mr.. Lyman of Iowa has introduced Il
bill providing for the purchase OF addition
al ground :or the new public building now
in course Of construction at Council Bluffs.
1t is proposed to purchase the thirty.foot
lot next to the building site and extending
1t along Broadway to an alley. The price
to be paid is not to exceed $4,000.
The naval bill OF Nj. Thomas of Illinois
Is In effect as follows: It authorizes the
construction OF two steel cruisers OF about
Tour thousand tons displacement OF the
OF armament. of not more than $500, 900
each; and six steel torpedo boats having Il
maximum speed .: not less than twenty.
1our knots per hour to cost, exclusive OF
armament, 100000 each.
The French have evacuated Tamatave,
Madagascar.
All the leading Canadi An papers, irrespec.
tive OF party, agree that Canada's posi-
ton is impregnable ON the fishery question,
and urge the dominion government to up
hold Canada's rights at all hazards. At
the same time the hope il expressed that
the Unitod States government will not
take the course which recent legislation in.
dicates until every means OF coming to IL
fair and friendly settlement is exhausted.
At Dallas, Texas, fire was discovered in
the Wholesale grocery house of T. L. Mar.
shall < Co., one Of tho largest houses in
the Southwest. The flames spread RAPIDLY
to the adjoining business blocks, entirely
consuming three OF the finest buildings in
the city. The total loss on buildings and
stock will aggregate 100000.
Capt. Cloudman, master Of the yacht
Outing, sent by the magazine Of that name
on Nov. IL from Boston on a tour around
the world, tells the story OF the wreck Ct
his vessel off Jrpiters inlet, Florida.
Stockbridge, the New Michigan senator,
spent 100000 on his Kalamazoo resi-.
dence.
John w. Mackay. ofthe Postal Telegraph
ompany, has purchased the Bay Coast
Telegraph line belonging to the South Pacif-
&c Coast Railroad company, which runs
from San Francisco to Santa Cruz
A Jasper county Iowa farmer was
brought to Des Moines and lodged in Jail
by q United States revenue officer for max.
ing butter with lard and cream. On a
hearing before the commissioner he was
discharged on the ground that lard and
butter were not SO mixed as to form IL
compound, tho samples being lard coated
with butter.
Notice has been posted in most OF the
boot and shoe factories at Worcester and
in Spencer, Mass, that these factories will
be open to only such operatives as will
agree to deal individually with the firm
employing them. 1t is understood that
tho manufacturers are determined to free
themselves from dictations by the knights
OF Labor.
Postof'ices Observation-Disclosures: Har-
ney, Pennington county. Name changed
Minnesota: Crow Lake, stearn county, to
Belgrade. Site changcd-Dakota: Willard,
Faux county. Postmasters commission.
ed-Dakota: Antelope, T. c. Callahan;
Mountain, NJ. Stephanson; Richardson, J.
}. Defrance; Taylor, l.. L. Lewis. Mime
sofa: kimbrae. l. S. Swan; Rushford, II,
c. Hill. Wisconsin: Richw God, Katie E.
Solon; South Pennington, NJ. J. Lynch.
The president will appoint the railroad
commission at once.
The Emperor WilliarS has expressed n
wish to meet Queen Victoria during his
ninetieth and her jubilee year. The aged
monarch entertains the belief that such a
meeting would have q favorable effect in
strengthening the peace OF Europe It is
expected that the conference will be ar
ranged to take place some time during the
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tinental bathing place.
Posmaster-M. j. Briggs OF Dodgville,
Wis, and Albert l.. Ward OF Fairmont.
Mimi, have been confirmed.
Corrected returns in the Eighth Wisconsin
congressional district give Haugen 772 plu.
rality.
The Indians at Assiniboine have signed
the treaty, and every thing is settled to
The report OF Territorial Auditor Wool.
man OF Montana shows: Assessments,
800, 600, 600; the net increase in assessments
over 1885 was 1929, 335.13, of which
this county contributes nearly one. third-
her increase being $1,O61,S35. Three
million pounds OF wool were clipped; bull.
lion production, eighteen millions.
The president nominated William Reed
Lewis OF Pennsylvania to be consul ut
Tangier, and Thomas b. Connery Of Now
York to be secretary of the legation to
Mexico.
The secretary OF war sent to the house,
with An endorsement noting his disapprov-
al, petition by enlisted men asking that
tho act authorizing a retired list for mi.
Yates and AFOREMENTIONED officers be
amended 90 rs to reduce the period OF SER
vice to 25 years.
Senator elect Quay OF Pennsylvania at
tended the same college with Blaine.
Michael Davitt and his bride sailed at
New York for Liverpool, on the steamer
Alaaka